Lynchcombe Steps
I have been out of the country for a few weeks and have come back to rubbish weather and lots and lots of blackberries.
Blackberries cover every bramble bush on the Lynchcombe nature reserve that sits on the south edge of the Mendip Hills in Somerset.
Brimstones
I was also delighted to see a group of second brood brimstone butterflies. It seems they do not just welcome the arrival of spring but also the start of autumn.
Mites
Like many parts of the countryside the reserve has lots of mites and ticks. This bumblebee had a thick collar of mites.
And finally…
It is not just blackberries but sloes are also everywhere.